The main categories of Freeper reaction to low Bush approval ratings

[bluestateguy]

There are 4 categories of Freepers/conservatives in reaction to the low Bush approval ratings. Allow me to summarize:

1. The Deniers These are the people who plug their ears to it all, and as far as they are concerned it's just a big liberal media conspiracy. They're even mad at Fox News because Fox can't cover it up any more. These people still insist that George W. Bush is a "popular wartime president". They very much still live in an October, 2001 world.

2. The Excusemakers These are the people who will grudgingly acknowledge that Bush is down in the polls, but blame it all on media ("they only report the bad things from Iraq! Waaaaa!!!"), or a series of unfortunate bad luck, or a series of good faith mistakes from the Bush White House. Or Bush just isn't "getting his message out".

3. The Bush Idolizers These people freely admit that Bush is down in the polls, and they are even proud of it. Why? Well because Bush is a courageous, resolute leader who says what he means and means what he says, even if he's wrong, and even if the American people hate what he is doing. Uh huh. Hitler, Stalin and Mao also had convictions and principles, and they stood by them through thick or thin. These people will often compare Bush to Churchill, or Truman, or Lincoln.

4. The Fatalists Many of these folks are truly angry at Bush for some betrayal of the conservative faith (spending, the Medicare drug bill, immigration, Harriet Miers, etc.). Their attitude is that the Bush team is reaping what it sows, that Bush is getting what he deserves with the low approval ratings for betraying his base. These people are getting bolder and more open in their criticisms of Bush as his lame duckerry increases by the day.

[kurth]

1. All living in harmony under the big umbrella of "motherfucking traitors"

[ComerPerro]

2. The Fatalists are the ones I despise the most

Upset that your politicians and your party sold you out?

Guess what? You're in control of the entire government.

So what's stopping them from pushing a truly conservative agenda?

REALITY!!!!

Conservatism is a lie. Completely and truly.

[rkc3]

3. Couldn't you combine the first three groups into one?

Call them Dumbasses or Victims of Cranio-Rectal Inversions?

Just sayin'

[Initech]

4. Group 2 can actually be divided into two sub-groups:

And group 2 is usually the most pathetic of them all.

See here:

1. The semi-intelligent sounding people who read the Wall Street Journal (this is their one and only news source) and/or the Weekly Standard and columnists like Bill Kristol tell them what to think so they come off as more moderate-sounding, even though they're drastically in favor of the W admin. These are the people who, no matter how blue in the face you try to argue with them, they think they're right no matter what.

2. The stupid ones who watch Fox News, where idiots like Brit Hume, Neil Cavuto, Bill O'Reilly, and Sean Hannity tell them what to think since their "news" is the only one that matters to them, even though it's mainly either about the tragedy du jour or who's getting kicked off American Idol. The Fox News/Limbaugh viewers are the ones who generally try to give news in favor of a more corporate spin.

[Darkhawk32]

5. You forgot the PLAIN, FUCKING STUPID. n/t

[Jara sang]

6. If it weren't for FOXNEWS we wouldn't be in this mess.

Remember "whathisface" Ellis? FOXNews is a bunch of anti-democracy traitors.

[Sapere aude]

7. One thought screwing up their minds is that even though they controlled

the government, most of the social agenda they thought would be passed has not been passed. They are beginning to realize that they have been had.